aims and objectives /or
yoursd/•你_必—给自己确定切实
可行的目的和目标。◊ rAe mai'n objective 〇/this
meeting is to give more in/ormarion on our pZans.故次会议的主 要目的是进一步介绍我们的计划。〇 note at target
2
(also objective 'lens) (technical the lens in a telescope or microscope
that is nearest to the object being looked at (望远镜或显微镜的 >
物镜一picture c> LABORATORY
n adj. 1 not influenced by
personal feelings or opinions; considering only facts念观的；就事论事的；禾带个人
感情的 HT1 unbiased an objective
analysis/assess- ment/report 客观的分析 /
评价 / 报告◊ objective
criteria 客观标?I ◊ }iind it di力i’cuZt to objective
where Zie’s concerned.只要涉及他，我就难以做到保持客观。
PU3 subjective 2 (p/)//〇5〇phy 哲）existing outside the
mind; based on facts that can be proved 客观存在的■; 基于_实的：objective realty 客观现实 EQ3 subjective
3
[only before noun] (grammar the objective case is
the one which is used for
the object of a sentence 宾格 的► ob-ject.ive.ly : Looked at objectively, the situ- arion is not too bad.客观地看，局面并不算太_。◊ Can these
ejects be ot^ectivdy measured?这些结桌能客观地 衡量吗？ 〇b*ject]v*ity /,r>bd3el^tivati; ,a:b-/ now/7 [U] ： There was a lack of objectivity in the way
the candidates
were jjud^ed.对候选人的评定缺乏客观tl。◊ scientific objectivity ^4^ ^ EliQ subjectivity
.object
language /?own 1 [C] ("ngw/’sf/’a 语肓); = .target
LANGUAGE(l) 2 [U]
(COW/?W">Jg 计）=OBJECT CODE
'object lesson noun [usually sing.] a practical example of
what you should or should not do in a particular situ- atpn借鉴；经验教训
ob.ject.or
/ab_d3ekte(r)/ now/?〜（to sth) a person who objects
to sth 反对者：There were no objectors to the pZan.没有人反对这个计划。一see also conscientious
OBJECTOR
•object
program /?ow/7 (compw">7g 计）a program into which
another program is translated by a compiler
or an ASSEMBLER (编译或汇编程序的）目标程序
objet
d^art /,Db3ei 'da:; NAmE ,orbd3ei 'da:r/ noun {pi. ob jets d*art /,ob3ei 'da:; NAmE ,o:bd3ei 'da:r/) (from French) a small artistic
object, used for decoration (
性p)小艺术品，小工艺品
ob.li.gated
/'Dbligeitid;
AMrnf 'aib-/ 〜（to do sth) {NAmE or formal, Br£) having a moral or
legal duty to do sth (道义或法律上）有义务的，有责任的，必须的H23 obliged: He/e〖t oWigated to hdp.他觉得有义务帮忙。
ob-li-ga-tion /.Dbli'geiXn; NAmE ,a:b-/ noun 1 [U] the state of
being forced to do sth because it is your duty, or because of a law, etc.义务；职责；责任You are under no obligation to
buy anything.你不必非买什'么东 西不可。◊ She did
not/eeZ under any oWigarion to teZ[ him the trnt/i.她觉得没有义务告诉他实情。◊ J do/i’t want people coming to see me out
of a sense of obliga- tion.我禾想让别人迫于无奈来看我。◊ We wiH send you an estimate for the work without obligation (= you do not have to
accept it).我们将寄上工程估算，孜供参考。
2 [C] something which you must do because
you have promised，because of a law, etc/ (.已承诺的或法律等规
定的）义务，责任 EEE3
COMMITMENT: to fulfil
your Iegal/pro/essional/戶mmcfal obligations 履行—律 / 职 业 / 财务责任◊ They reminded
him 〇/ his CfmtmctuaZ
obZigatiorw.他们提醒他注意合同规定的义盔。◊ We have a moral obligation to protect the environment. ^ -f| ] W 道义责任保护环境。
ob.li.gato
= OBBLIGATO
ob.liga.tory
/Wbligatri;
AWmf -t):ri/ ⑽..1
〜（for sb) (to do sth) (formal) that you must do
because of the law, rules, etc.(按法律、规定等）必须的，强制的003 compulsory： It is obligatory for all employees
to wear protective
dot/iing.所有员工必须穿防庐威装。EBQ optional 2 (often humorous) that you do because
you always do it, or other people in the same situation always do it为惯性的；随大瘤的；赶时髦的：Jn the mid 60s he
toofc the almost obligatory trip.to Jndfa.六十年代 中%,他也赶时髦到印度一游。
ob-lige /9'blaid3/
verb 1 [VN to inf] [usually passive]
to
force sb to do sth, by law, because it is a duty，etc，（以法 律、义务等）强迫，迫使：are obiiged by knv to
1373 obnoxious
send their chiWren to sc/ioo/.法律规定父母必须送子女入
学.。◊了/eZt oWiged to asfc them to dmner. _不_不请 他 i门吃饭。◊ ffe sujgfered a
serious injury that obiiged /iim to give up worfc.他受伤严重，不得已只好放弃工作。
2 〜sb (by doing sth)丨〜sb (with sth) to help sb by doing what they ask or
what you know they want (请 据要求或需要）帮忙，效劳：[V] CaH me i/you need
any heZP—J’d be happy to oWfge•若有需要，尽管给我打电
话。我很乐意帮C。◊ [VN] (fomm/) VVouW you oWige me with some fn/ormation?拜托您给我透露些瘤息好吗？
〇b-liged /0'blaid3d/ adj. [not before noun] ~ (to
sb) (for sth/for doing sth) (formal) used when you are expressing thanks or
asking politely for sth, to show that you are grateful to sb 感激；感—：J’m muc/i obliged to you /or heZping us.承蒙相助，本人不胜感激。◊ J’d be oWiged i/
you wouZd fcee/) this to yoursd/•如蒙保守这个秘密，我# 感激f尽。
ob.li.ging
/a_blaid3m/ very willing to help 乐于助人
的；热情的 HT?1 helpful ： They were
very obliging tmd oj^ered to waft/or 他们非常热情，主动提出等候
我们。►〇!>•丨iging•丨ya办.
ob-lique /s'bliik/ adj., noun
4
1 not expressed or done .in a direct way 间接的；
不直截了当的；拐弯抹角的BEEI indirect： an oblique re/erence/approdcVcomment
隐约提及；间接途径；
婉转的评论 2 (of
a line 线）sloping at an angle 斜p;倾 斜的 3 〜angle an angle that is not an angle of 90° 斜角 ► ob-lique-ly adv. ： He referred only obliquely to their recentproWems.他只是隐约提到他们最近遇到的问题。◊ Always cut stems obliquely to enable
flowers to absorb more water. —定要斜剪花茎，让花能多吸收些水分。
5
noun (Br£) == slash n.{3)
ob-Ht-er-ate
/e'blrtareit/
verb [VN] [often passive] to
remove all signs of sth, either by destroying or covering it completely 毁掉；覆盖；备除：77ie bmiding was
compZetdy okterated t/ie bomb.炸弹把那座建筑物彻
底摧毁了。◊ T7ie snow had obiiteratecf their /oofpn'nts. 占雪覆盖了他们的足迹。◊ five/ythfng thaf happened that night was
obZiterated介om his memory.那天舌里发 生的一切都从他的记忆中消失T。► obliteration /a.blita'reijn/ noun [y]
ob-liv-ion
/a'blivian/
noun [U] 1 a state in which
you are not aware of what is happening around you, usually because you are
unconscious or asleep 无廬识状态；^ 睡；昏迷：He 〇Aen drinks MmseZ/into
oWivion.他常常 喝酒喝得不省人事。◊ Sam Zonged/or the obZivion 〇/ sZe〒•萨姆恨不得一睡不醒，::了无心事。2 the state in which
sb/sth has been forgotten and is no longer famous or important被遗忘；被忘却；湮没.HT1 obscurity ： An unexpected victory saved him from poZiticd oWfvion. —次意外的胜利使得他在政治上不再默
默无闻。◊ Most 〇/ his
fnvenrions have been consigned to oWivicm.他的大部分发明都湮没无闻了。3 a state in which sth has been completely destroyed 被摧毁;.被毁 灭；被夷平：ffimdre^s 〇/ homes
were bombed into obZivion during the/irst week 〇/the war.在战争的最初
几-’，数以百计的房屋被炸毁。
ob.livi.ous
/a.blivias/
喊[not usually before noun]〜（of/ to sth) not aware of sth不知道；未注意；未察觉：He drove off, oblivious of the damage he had
caused.
走了，没有注意到他所造成的损害。◊YbueventuaHy become oblivious to the noise.
声的 0 ►ob.livi.ous.lydv.
ob-long
/'Dbloq;
NAmE 'a:blo:r)/
adj. 1 an oblong shape has four
straight sides, two of which are longer than the other two, and four angles of
90°•矩形的；长方形的 2 {NAm£) used to describe any
shape that is longer than it is wide椭圆形的；椭圆体的；"fe方形的：an oWong mdon 椭圆形的瓜► ob.long /7〇w/7: a tiny oblong of gZass m the roo/嵌在屋顶上的一小块矩形玻璃一 see also RECTANGLE
〇b*lo-quy /'oblakwi; NAmE 'a:b-/
noun [U] (formal)
1
strong public criticism公开的抨击；公开的责；辱骂
2
loss of respect and honour 耻辱；不名誉
ob-nox-ious /ab'nokjas; NAmE -'na:k-/ adj. extremely
unpleasant, especially in a way
that offends people 极讨厌的；可憎的；令人作呕的EHZl OFFENSIVE: